Dakek Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dakek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dakek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dakek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dakek Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dakek is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dakek.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Dakek live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Dakek is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia Dakek is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 95 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakeek911/
Dahakek831/
Dakik80293/
Dacek80216/
Dokek803/
Dekek802/
Dhakec731,124/
Daakik73202/
Dakike738/
Dhokek733/
Dahkik731/
Daikik731/
Dakhikh6753/
Dakchik671/
Dackick671/
Deukeuk671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dakek
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